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Sermon 2008 October 19th"Charles
Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Historical Charles Darwin first published his ideas about
evolution on 1st July 1858 – 150 years ago, just a few months
before our congregation was founded. Darwin’s theory of evolution is one of the most
influential ideas to our understanding of how the world of nature works
but it has caused much debate in the Christian community over
the years. Some of those embers of controversy are still alight even in
today’s age of micro-biology and genetic engineering. |
150th anniversary of the birth of Southampton
One
feature of Southampton's celebrations is a 16-month calendar (September
2007 to December 2008) that recounts 150 years of town history, using a
mix of period photographs, old postcards, modern images, and historical
captions. The theme of "Southampton, Then and Now" contrasts how the
town used to look with how it looks today, with a different subject for
each month. Celebrations culminate in the 150th Anniversary
Weekend, “meet me at the flag in 2008” Aug. 14-17, 2008, featuring a
parade, musical events, car show, dance ... and closing ceremonies at
Fairy Lake.
Source: http://www.saugeenshores.ca/southampton150/
150th anniversary of Australian football
Australian
rules football, Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply "football"
or "footy" is a code of football played with a prolate spheroid ball,
on large oval shaped fields (cricket fields), with four posts at each
end. There are several different ways to advance the ball,
including kicking and hand passing. When hand passing one hand must be
used to hold the ball and the other fist to hit it — throwing the ball
is not allowed. Players running with the ball must bounce or touch it
on the ground every 15 metres. There is no offside rule and players can
roam the field freely. Australian rules is a contact sport where
possession of the ball is in dispute at all times except when a free
kick is paid.
The game originated in Victoria during the
Victorian gold rush, and organised and codified in Melbourne in 1858 in
a bid to keep cricketers fit during the winter months.
Sources: http://www.150years.com.au ; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football
Ashland, Virginia
Throughout 2008, Ashland, Virginia, will be commemorating its 150th anniversary with many celebratory events and activities. This special anniversary provides an opportunity to celebrate Ashland’s history and heritage and to foster a sense of pride in our community.
PLANT150
is our effort to plant 150 trees in Ashland to honor our 150th
Anniversary! PLANT 150 is also sponsoring the GREAT
TREES
OF ASHLAND to honor the trees that make the Center of the Universe such
a special place.
Source: http://www.ashland150.com/index.htm
City of Denver - 150th Anniversary
Denver
Mayor John Hickenlooper has unveiled the Denver Daisy, a one-of-a-kind
flower created and named in honor of the City’s 150th anniversary.
Hickenlooper introduced the flower at the Denver Botanic Gardens in
celebration of Earth Day back in April 2008.
“For our
150th anniversary, we wanted to create a legacy and give something back
to Denver,” said Hickenlooper. “What better gift to the people of
Denver than a new flower – one that can be planted every year for
generations to come?”
The Denver Daisy is a totally new
cultivated variety (“cultivar”) created specially for the commemoration
of the City’s sesquicentennial, which will occur Nov. 22. Officially
named Rudbeckia Denver Daisy, the new flower is based on the Rudbeckia
hirta, a daisy native to Colorado when the pioneers founded Denver 150
years ago, and Rudbeckia ‘Prairie Sun.’
Perfectly suited
for Colorado’s arid climate, the Denver Daisy thrives in hot, sunny
areas with minimal moisture and quickly develops eye-catching golden
flowers with a deep-red color encircling a dark-brown center.
“If
we plant the Daisy this spring, by August when the Democratic National
Convention comes to town, our City will be awash in color – Denver
Daisies everywhere,” Hickenlooper added. “By planting today, we can
make Denver greater, greener and more sustainable. The Denver Daisy
will be among our more visible legacies for us and for future
generations.”
source: http://www.denvergov.org/...
Minnesota
150 Years of Statehood
Minnesota will reach its 150th anniversary as the 32nd state in the United States of America. Beginning in January 2008, the Sesquicentennial will be a yearlong, statewide commemoration and a catalyst, to learn from our past and connect all of us as Minnesotans in creating a thriving, innovative future. The Minnesota Sesquicentennial Commission presents: the
The Minnesota Statehood
Weekend Festival
Saturday May 17 & Sunday May 18,
2008
Events takes place on or near the State Capitol grounds: Live music, great food and exhibitions of all things Minnesotan! There won’t be another event like this for 50 years!
Source: http://www.mn150years.org/
Halle Orchestra of Manchester, England
On
30 January, 1858, the first of 'Mr. Charles Hallé's Grand Orchestral
Concerts' took place in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester,
England. And that’s the place I first heard what a 90 person
choir
could sound like – and I fell in love with this piece of music
... (Pastor Steve played a clip from Beethoven’s 9th
Symphony). Congratulation’s to the Halle Orchestra of Manchester
England on reaching their 150TH ANNIVERSARY - and our thanks
and
praise to all choirs that lift up our spirits – and often connect us
to, and remind us of the GLORY OF GOD.
Pastor Steve.
Then the congrgation sang that stirring refrain from the Evangelical Lutheran Worship Book - Hymn 836 “Joyful, Joyful We adore thee” (same tune as the clip played).
Source: http://www.halle.co.uk
Gray's Anatomy
NOT
THE TV SHOW - but Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body - an
English-language human anatomy textbook widely regarded as a classic
work on the subject. The book was first published under the
title Gray's Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical in the United Kingdom in
1858, and the following year in the United States. The
British
anatomist Henry Gray was born in 1827 was a Lecturer on Anatomy at St.
George's Hospital Medical School in London and produced his anatomy
textbook for the medical students. While studying infectious diseases,
Gray contracted smallpox from his dying nephew and died shortly after
the publication of the 1860 second edition. Some interesting dates:
- 1938: Book officially retitled as Gray's Anatomy.
- 2004: First woman editor, Prof Susan Standring, revises 39th edition according to body regions, not systems.
- 2008: 40th edition marks 150th anniversary.
Sources:
http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/mar2008/grays_anatomy.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/30/ngrays130.xml
Big Ben
April 10th - Britain's oldest foundry marks the day it made Big Ben 150 years ago LONDON One of Britain's last bell foundries marked the 150th anniversary Thursday of its biggest creation - the massive bell whose bongs sound the hour at the Houses of Parliament in London. It was made by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, which also made Philadelphia's Liberty Bell and the Bell of Hope, given to New York by Londoners on the first anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The 15-ton Big Ben was cast on April 10, 1858, at the foundry in east London, although it was another year before it first rang out. Big Ben has given its name to one of London's most famous landmarks - Parliament's 19th-century neo-Gothic clock tower, designed by Charles Barry. The tower is popularly known as Big Ben, although the name actually refers only to the Great Bell inside.
Source: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/080410/world/big_ben_birthday